Tissue holder for sales books



Get. 29, 1929. w. 0. CRITCQHFIELD TISSUE HOLDER FOR Salas BOOKS FiledMarch 243 1528. 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 C I V 0. {xv/ 9.1. l0

INVENTOR ATTO R NEY w. o. CRITCHFIELD TISSUE HOLDER FOR SALES BOOKSFiled, March 24, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 'HHHHIHII I' Z7. 0'. c rpachfiemATTORNEY Patented Oct. 29, 1929 r mu;

WALTER O. GRITCI-IFIELD, OF SHELBY, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO SHELBY SALFSIBOOKCOMPANY, OF SHELBY, OHIO 1 TISSUE HOLDER Fon- SALES Books Applicationfiled March 24,

This invention relates to a sales book and is especially intended toform a convenient holder for sheets of tissue forming original copies ofsales transactions simultaneously 6 made with a carbon copy thereof forauditing purposes. The invention is especially intended to make moreconvenient for the salesman the management of the tissue copy, at thetime of the sale. Tovthis end the invention consists of a clamp mountedin the sales book on a convenient support in which may be inserted a padof auditors slips with a superposed sheet of double-faced carbon paperand along the side of the clampus a vertical support forming a holderfor a tlssue book, the back cover of which is conveniently mountedbetween a fixed vertical guide and a pivoted spring arm, adapted toswing into a vertical plane to admit the back of the tissue book andthen swung down in parallelism with the supporting strip to clamp it inplace. Thus the pages of the detachable tissue are very convenientlysupported adjacent to the carbon sheet and may be swung over intoengagement with the block of auditors checks one page at a time to forman original copy of the sale.

My construction provides also a folding lid by which the tissue bookcover may be snugly held when the book is not in use, so as to protectthe pages from mutilation. The several features of novelty will be morefully hereinafter described and will be definitely indicated in theappended claims.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating the invention Figure 1 is aplan of a sales book cover embodying the invention.

Figure 2 is a median transverse section.

Figure 3 is a plan of the'sales book containing the tissue holder readyfor recording a sale.

Figure 4 is an isometric view of a retainer for the carbon tissue book.

Figure 5 is a median vertical section.

Referring now in detail to the drawings I preferably provide an outsidecover composed of three foldable parts, the structure of which will beclearly apparent from an inspection of Figures 2 and 5. 1 represents1928. Serial N d. 2e4,453.

the outside cover, 2 the back'cover and [3 a foldable inside cover toform'a convenient clamping meansifor the back of the tissue book. Ipreferably form at the hinged section of the book cover, a thin portionflexibly adapted for opening and closing. A book of'thin tissue paperpages which form the original record of the sale as in dicated at 8,is-mounted on a stout pa er cover 7 the back of which 7? is adapte topass over a clamp, hereinafter to be described, and lie beneath thefolding back 3, in which position it will be snugly and smoothly held.The pad of auditors checks is superposed on the folding section 3 of thecover, as indicated at 4 in Figures 2 and 5 and ismaintained in finedrelation by spring clamp 55 riveted to the top side of the outer sectionofthe cover 3; this clamp having a spring pressed lid 5 with clamp jawson its top and bottom'tra'nsverse edges, 'side and 'a thumb piece 6 of'depressed metal to afford a convenient means of lifting the'spring lidto mount the block of auditors checks. At-right angles" to the springclamp'of the auditors checks, along the longitudinal edge of thefoldoflid 1 isa holder for the tissue book, the struoture 'of which will beclearly apparent from inspection of Fig. 4. This consists of'an angularstrip of'sheet metal 10 provided with holes 0 by; which it may beriveted to the back as indicated at 9 in Figures 3 and 4 tothe verticaledge 1010 on which is riveted atone end asindic-ated at 11; a strip ofspring sheet metal 12 having a longitudinal stiffening rib 13 and 85.carrying at'the free end a clamp button 14,, adapted to enter a slot 15in the edge of the angle bar and form a retainer for the back of thetissue book as will be clearlyapparent from a consideration of Fig. 2. .Byunlocking thebutton 14 the strip 12 springs away from theslot 15 and thestrip may be swung up at right angles topermit convenient admis-. sion'for the bottom cover of the tissue book and swung back to a horizontalposition and The spring support for the auditors check .0.

is riveted to the top of the outer section 3, as to detachably connectthe other ends of the a illustrated in Fig. 1, so that when the bookjaws to clamp the tissue book between said is folded in operativeposition to effect a aws.

sales transaction a tissue sheet may be laid over the block of auditorschecks as indicated i in Figures 2 and 3 in position for recording asale. The. section; of. the cover carrying the clamp 5 1s provided onone edge with an angular strip of metal 18. which forms aconvenientgrip" in handlingtlie book to attach and detach the tissue book. Thetissue book will preferably have as many pagesas the pad of auditorsreports and are preferably so bound in cover as to be: readilydetachable one at a time, each auditors check to be ofdouble-lengthsothatits bottom side maybe folded t0:0verlie a carbonsheet and a tissue pager may be applied over said carbon sheet in:;amanner similar in ai common form of salesmans check books-. The form ofbook as thus described forms an unusually convenient'means of preservinga record of sales transactions-for a supply house'with a mini? mumdangerof damage to the-tender. tissue or the original copy andpermits-great.expedition in: the transaction ofsales;

Havingfthus described my invention, What I claimis new and desire tosecure by. Letters Patent is :e-= i '-1.- A tissue book holder formani'folding books comprising a'pairof clamping aws-one of whiclrisadapted'tobe ri gidl 'y secured tot-he backoft-hemani-fold-ing book..the other jaw being termed ofresilient: material, means to conneetone ofthe ends of the jaws to perunit of pivotal movement of theresilient jawat rightangles to the back of the manifolding book: and flexing said;resilient jaw in aplane paralleI with said back,'a-nd'1neansto:detaelrably connect the other ends of: the jaws.

to; clamp the tissue book: between said jaws.

" 2:. A tissue book holder'for manifolding books: comprising; a: pairofi clamping jaws one of which-isadapted to be rigidly secured to theback of the manifoldi ng: book and having' an elongated opening therein,and the other jaw being formed of resilient material,

meanstoconnect one olfxthe ends: of the jaws to' permit: or pivotalmovement of the-resilient jaw in a plane vparallgel with therigid jaw, V

andtfai pivotallymounted: clamping button carried by' one jaw forpassage through the opening: ofithe other jaw to detachably engagesaidotherja-WI to holdthe jaws in clamping-:position.

32 A- tissue book holder for manifolding books comprising a pair ofclamping. jaws includingranaupwardly extending adapted f vierselythrough one'endxo'f the jaws tocon,-

to; be rig-idly secured to-the back oif'the mani folding book, the otherjaw being formed of resilientmaterial, a pivot piniextendingtransmeetthe latter and permit'of pivotal movement of theresilient jaw in a planeparallel .witlithe upwardly extending jaw, and means testimony whereof Iafiix my signature;

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